Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Cavill suffered a fatal heart attack while struggling with a juvenile wanted on a probation violation. Detective Cavill had served with the agency for 24 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
24 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Cavill gave the Wayne Police Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Wayne community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Cavill.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective George Clifford Cavill, Jr. is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NJ, 38 of 646 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5.9% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Clifford Cavill, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How George Clifford Cavill, Jr. Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. George Clifford Cavill, Jr. is highlighted in Sep.